The following club member received recognition for contributions to The Rotary Foundation:
BILL JETTER - Paul Harris Fellow +1
GAIL VEITZER - Paul Harris Fellow +1
MIKE SHRIER - Paul Harris Fellow + 3
DEAN RASMUSSEN - Paul Harris Fellow +4
Thank you all for your generous donations and continued support of The Rotary Foundation. Congratulations on your new Paul Harris Fellow recognitions!
PERMANENT BADGES
The following club members received their permanent badges at the May 15th Rotary meeting. Congratulations on completing the requirements for your permanent badges.
Steve Levinger, Vocational Service Committee Chair, would like you to schedule a 2-3 minute vocational talk. Share with members information about your profession, yourself and your family. Remember, we want to hear from our new members and our new members would like to learn more about the professions of their fellow Rotarians so please schedule a vocational talk. Contact Vickie Backman to schedule a date for your talk or sign-up at a noon Rotary meeting.
5/2 BRUCE BISSON, 5/3 DANA HENRICKSEN, 5/4, RICH SECOR, 5/5 DON KLEIN, 5/8 REX LATTA, 5/11 KENT TEMPLIEN, 5/13 CAROL GENDLER, 5/14 TOD ELLIS & JOE MEYERS, 5/17 MARY SUE RILEY, 5/25 STEVE MCWHORTER, 5/27 MATT JETTER, 5/31 MIKE JONES
POLIO ERADICATION – We are asking you to donate $32 during the month your birthday is recognized. The District has set $32 per person as a giving goal for PolioPlus. Your donation will be given to The Rotary Foundation in your name for PolioPlus. Rotary has led the private sector in the global effort to rid the world of polio for over 30 years. The PolioPlus program helps Rotary fund operational costs, such as transportation, vaccine delivery, social mobilization, and training of health workers, and support surveillance activities. Your donation can help "End Polio Now."
NORTHWEST ROTARY BRAN REGISTRATION OPEN (Please share this information with friends and family.)
Registration for BRAN 35 - Search for Adventure Tour is open online. Click here for registration information and to complete your registration online. If the link does not work for you please paste this web address in your internet browser, http://bran-inc.org/wp/?page_id=99 . The Search for Adventure Tour will be held June 7 - 13, 2015. The ride will start in Wauneta, Nebraska and end at the Conestoga Jr./Sr. High School west of Murray on Highway. The other overnight towns are Cambridge, Eustis, Axtell, Clay Center, Wilber, and Syracuse. For those of you that opt to ride the bus they will load at the Conestoga Jr./Sr. High School, 8404 42nd Street, Murray, Nebraska on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Buses will load at 7:00 a.m. and depart promptly at 8:00 a.m. Participant check-in will be held at the Wauneta-Palisade High School, 214 West Wichita, Wauneta, Nebraska on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
COLUMBUS MORNING AND NOON ROTARY CLUBS LOUP D' LOUP END POLIO NOW BIKE RIDE
Saturday, June 20, 2015
8:00 a.m. start at Izaak Walton
Benefit for Polio Immunizations &
Columbus Area Recreation Trails
Contact Deb Copple 308.672.5106 or Vanessa Oceguera 402.270.0185
Order forms for polo and long sleeve button shirts are available at the club meetings. Both shirts will have the Rotary wheel logo and the club name embroidered on the shirt. The polo shirt cost is $50 and the long sleeve button shirt cost is $72. You may select the shirt color and size on the order forms. Payment needs to be received when placing your order.
Rotary District 5650 publishes a monthly newsletter. To see what's happening in the District and what other clubs are doing click here for the current District Newsletter and the District website.
Metro Area Rotary Club weekly programs available are listed here.
MONDAY BELLEVUE (DJ's Dugout, 10308 S. 23rd St.) NORTH (Omaha Eppley Airport Conference Room) 5/25 No Meeting, Memorial Day MILLARD (German American Society, 3717 South 120th Street) 5/25 No Meeting, Memorial Day
TUESDAY MORNING (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.) 5/26 No Meeting Memorial Day NORTHWEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 5/26 No Meeting Memorial Day SOUTHWEST NIGHT (DJ's Dugout at 17666 Welch Plaza, northeast corner of 180th & Q streets)
WEDNESDAY COUNCIL BLUFFS CENTENNIAL (Hy-Vee in Mall of the Bluffs, I-80 Exit 5) DOWNTOWN (Field Club, 3615 Woolworth Ave.) 5/27 Coach Mike Reilly, Go Big Red!
THURSDAY COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON (The Center, 714 S. Main St.) 5/28 Vocational Talks SUBURBAN (Anthony's, 7220 F St.) 5/28 Staff Day - Todd Baker, Baker's Candies, A "Sweet" Meeting
WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY (Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veteran's Drive)
FRIDAY WEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 5/22 Peg Harriott, Pres. & CEO Child Saving Institute Child Saving Institute; 5/29 Dr. Ken Bird, Pres. & CEO Ave. Scholars Foundation Avenue Scholars Foundation
Rotary Club of Omaha West
